# dwp (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dwp. Page: Feed: --- ## [DWP stopped claims of more than 1,200 disabled people who ‘failed to engage’ with universal credit migration](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-stopped-claims-of-more-than-1200-disabled-people-who-failed-to-engage-with-universal-credit-migration/) _2026-08-20 · Hannah Sharland · Disability News Service_ The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted terminating the claims of more than 1,200 disabled people who failed to engage with “migrating” onto universal credit, raising fresh fears over the safety of the process. The claims were stopped despite previous \[…\] ## [Work advisors attached to mental health services are pushing disabled people off benefits, research suggests](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/work-advisors-attached-to-mental-health-services-are-pushing-disabled-people-off-benefits-research-suggests/) _2026-08-20 · Hannah Sharland · Disability News Service_ A flagship government scheme that links NHS therapy to employment advice is pushing disabled people who are in mental distress and not in work off the benefits that provide them with a vital income lifeline, new official research suggests. The study – by \[…\] ## [Jason Arday. A tragic and unnecessary death. Online abuse.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/jason-arday-tragic-and-unnecessary.html) _2026-08-15 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ I already knew of Jason Arday. I knew his story — the autistic boy who didn’t speak until 11, learned to read and write at 18, and went on to become an academic, becoming the youngest Black professor appointed at Cambridge at just 37. What I didn’t know was what had been unfolding around him recently. I hadn’t followed the headlines or the scale of the public conversation. So when I heard… ## [How to fight back against rising tide of hostile media coverage targeting disabled people](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/how-to-fight-back-against-rising-tide-of-hostile-media-coverage-targeting-disabled-people/) _2026-08-13 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ Disabled people’s organisations across the UK have suggested a range of ways in which they and their allies could fight back against the “deeply concerning” rise in hostile media coverage that is targeting disabled people. Following a series of dehumanising and disablist \[…\] ## [Concerning new figures expose how few coroners ask DWP to provide evidence to inquests](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/concerning-new-figures-expose-how-few-coroners-ask-dwp-to-provide-evidence-to-inquests/) _2026-08-13 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ New figures have sparked “serious concern” about the failure of coroners across England and Wales to seek evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following deaths of benefit claimants. The figures show that, in just two years, DWP provided support \[…\] ## [Health and safety watchdog explains for first time why it refuses to investigate DWP deaths](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/health-and-safety-watchdog-explains-for-first-time-why-it-refuses-to-investigate-dwp-deaths/) _2026-08-13 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ The health and safety watchdog has explained for the first time why it has never investigated the hundreds, and probably thousands, of deaths of disabled benefit claimants linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the last 16 years. The \[…\] ## [Ministers set to take decision on roll out of new PIP assessment system before seeing detailed evaluation](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-set-to-take-decision-on-roll-out-of-new-pip-assessment-system-before-seeing-detailed-evaluation/) _2026-08-13 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ A new assessment regime for disability benefits that will reduce the influence of healthcare professionals and hand greater responsibility to civil servants is set to be rolled out across the country before ministers have seen a detailed evaluation of its impact. Documents \[…\] ## [Young disabled people across Europe face toxicity and hostility from disability movement veterans, says book](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/young-disabled-people-across-europe-face-toxicity-and-hostility-from-disability-movement-veterans-says-book/) _2026-08-13 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ Young disabled people are often “dismissed”, devalued and “minimised” by the disability movement in the UK and across Europe simply because of their age, according to a new book by a disabled academic. Dr Miro Griffiths (pictured) says veteran activists often implement \[…\] ## [Welsh government raises ‘significant concerns’ with UK minister over PIP review coproduction](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/welsh-government-raises-significant-concerns-with-uk-minister-over-pip-review-coproduction/) _2026-08-13 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ The Welsh government has raised “significant concerns” about the level of coproduction provided by the ongoing review of personal independence payment (PIP) and has called for an independent, disabled-led review to guide the design of any PIP replacement. The criticism from Plaid \[…\] ## [I became a Christian Life Coach and why it is not easy.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-became-christian-life-coach.html) _2026-08-13 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ This does not make life any easier. Showing up as a coach impacts lives in unexpected ways. People may assume you know what's going wrong in their lives. Or that you have this great, profound insight. Truth is, being a Christian coach is humbling. It's about getting me out of the way so the Holy Spirit can do Her work. Rooting my work in biblical principles and not wavering off the narrow path… ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hb6Sgy0RX3ZB) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [2 minute mystic](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/2-minute-mystic.html) _2026-08-11 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ We don’t force positive thinking. We practice seeing without rushing to name it. Breathe in. Don’t label the out. Sit in the room before you decide if it’s "good" or "bad." Let the flame be small enough to light everything, not just the target. Because the world is not waiting for you to arrive. It is arriving, constantly. And the version you get depends on the version of you that’s looking.… ## [2 minute mystic](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/2-minute-mystic.html) _2026-08-11 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ We don’t force positive thinking. We practice seeing without rushing to name it. Breathe in. Don’t label the out. Sit in the room before you decide if it’s "good" or "bad." Let the flame be small enough to light everything, not just the target. Because the world is not waiting for you to arrive. It is arriving, constantly. And the version you get depends on the version of you that’s looking.… ## [Blocking the wheelchair space on buses](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/blocking-wheelchair-space-on-buses.html) _2026-08-08 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ It happens most of the time I get on a bus. Mothers with prams in the wheelchair space sat down on the seat and on their phones. I have had dirty looks and comments as the bus driver tells them to move their prams. One woman refused to move, and another passenger had to intervene. Eventually, after realising the bus driver was not going anywhere until she moved, she actually gave up the space. She… ## [DWP’s ‘frightening’ failure to protect victim of domestic violence must lead to change, say advocates](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwps-frightening-failure-to-protect-victim-of-domestic-violence-must-lead-to-change-say-advocates/) _2026-08-06 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ Horrified disabled activists have called for answers from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), after it revealed how a staff member accidentally tipped off an abuser that their victim was seeking domestic violence support. The DWP agent appears to have posted \[…\] ## [Casey refuses to apologise after ‘harmful’ comments stir up more hostility towards disabled benefit claimants](https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/casey-refuses-to-apologise-after-harmful-comments-stir-up-more-hostility-towards-disabled-benefit-claimants/) _2026-08-06 · John Pring · Disability News Service_ The former civil servant leading a commission on adult social care in England has refused to apologise after making “uninformed” and “harmful” comments in two radio interviews that fuelled hostility towards disabled people who receive benefits. Baroness \[Louise\] Casey was being interviewed \[…\] ## [The reality of living with hidden disabilities.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-reality-of-living-with-invisible.html) _2026-08-04 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Story time. Living with an invisible illness such as Fibromyalgia is very difficult. The public does not understand the suffering from an illness they cannot see. Medical professionals think it is all in our heads because there are no tests for Fibromyalgia. Friends and relatives grow exhausted at plans that keep being rearranged due to fluctuating pain or fatigue levels "But you were fine… ## [A review: Portswood High Street and Chaiiwala.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-review-portswood-high-street-and.html) _2026-08-01 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Whenever I go to Portswood, it never fails to stop me in my tracks by how much litter is just everywhere. The bins are always overflowing. Portswood is neither inferior nor superior; it just is. Residents are more than a little ticked off with the protests from the far right and far left, and the police presence that goes with that. The traffic is always hectic when these protests take place, hard… ## [What freedom to walk feels like](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/07/what-freedom-to-walk-feels-like.html) _2026-07-31 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Fruit is ripe, thick apple slice in the sky The moonlight shines out, cinnamon twist in the hand Toad grips and slides about, a sparrow a song Madness is never far, and never so wrong Make it make sense when I can Move your body about, a dance or a jive Spinning around treacle jumps on the inside A sliver a sprite, a bungee jump makes it right Freedom of air through my hair And when the wind… ## [A wheel by the river after opticians.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-wheel-by-river-after-opticians.html) _2026-07-30 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Barry and I took a wheel by the river today. I went to pick up my new glasses, as you can see. It was stressful getting on and off buses. I'm getting nauseous travelling backwards in the wheelchair space. It is a 45min journey into town on the bus. I send emails, text and read to pass the time. Things would be easier with a car. In other news, my son starts on an antidepressant tomorrow. I am… ## [Dynamic Disability ...what does that mean?](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/07/dynamic-disability-what-does-that-mean.html) _2026-07-30 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Dynamic disability: A health condition where a person's symptoms, functional abilities, and energy levels change unpredictably. These fluctuations can shift from day to day or even within a single hour, meaning someone might use a mobility aid or need rest on one day and feel able to walk unassisted the next. The amount of suspicion someone with a dynamic disability faces is unreal. Even GPs who… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VPXbaxbWSODk) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Christ.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/07/christ.html) _2026-07-30 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Christ He crawled up from the dirt One mother no shirt and he kept all along the stars were his song And by each passing time was no reason nor rhyme he carefully concocted the sum that lingered like voodoo plum so you can scratch where you are wrong For you to be his song So he kept on with digging No sense in his winning the layers were peeled back Nothing was called to his task the rosehips and… ## [Christ.](https://samanthawaldren.blogspot.com/2026/07/christ.html) _2026-07-30 · Samantha Waldren · Essentially Samantha_ Christ He crawled up from the dirt One mother no shirt and he kept all along the stars were his song And by each passing time was no reason nor rhyme he carefully concocted the sum that lingered like voodoo plum so you can scratch where you are wrong For you to be his song So he kept on with digging No sense in his winning the layers were peeled back Nothing was called to his task the rosehips and…